Use this topic to learn how to increase the magnification (zoom in) in the Document window in Dreamweaver to check the pixel accuracy of graphics, select small items more easily, design pages with small text, design large pages, and more.

Note:

The user interface has been simplified
in Dreamweaver CC and later. As a result, you may not find some
of the options described in this article in Dreamweaver CC and later.
For more information, see this
article.

Dreamweaver lets you increase the magnification
(zoom in) in the Document window so that you can check the pixel
accuracy of graphics, select small items more easily, design pages
with small text, design large pages, and so on.

Note:

The zooming
tools are only available in Design view.

Zoom in or out on a page

Click the Zoom tool (the magnifying
glass icon) in the lower-right corner of the Document window.

Do one of the following:

Click the spot on the page you want to magnify until you’ve achieved the desired magnification.

Drag a box over the area on the page that you want to zoom in on and release the mouse button.

Select a preset magnification level from the Zoom pop‑up menu.

Type a magnification level in the Zoom text box.

Note:

You can also zoom in without using the Zoom tool by pressing Control+= (Windows) or Command+= (Macintosh).

To zoom out (reduce magnification), select the Zoom tool,
press Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) and click on the page.

Note:

You can also zoom out without using the
Zoom tool by pressing Control+- (Windows) or Command+- (Macintosh).

Edit a page after zooming

Click the Select tool (the pointer icon) in the lower-right corner of the Document window, and click inside the page.

Pan a page after zooming

Click the Hand tool (the hand icon)
in the lower-right corner of the Document window.